St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-23
GoV. Ohurch's Failure to Appear at Bis
marck Unnecessarily Agitating a
Good Many Persons.
de Will Be at jamestown To-Day, and
Arrive at the Capital by
Monday.
Yesterdays Doings in the Legislature
Which Controls the Big Ter
ritory.
Attempted Suicide of a Lunatic al
Lake Benton--Other North
western News.
Special to the Globe.

BISMARCK, Jan. 22.-The legislature to-
day has been busy with routine business of
only little Importance and the early part of
the afternoon was taken up with the intro
duction OF bills and reading and reference
Of bills that were introduced yesterday.
Among the important bills introduced was
one by John Bidlake, which provided that
the cars demanded for the transportation of
grain and immigrants movables should be
furnished by the railroad companies, and
II there were not enough cars TO supply the
demand they should be equally divided
among those who had made the requsitions
The person or persons making the demand
should guarantee that the cars would be
loaded within forty-eight hours after they
We're placed at their disposal. This bill is
OF particular
IMPORTANCE TO FARMERS
and Immigrants, and will have tendency
TO make railroad companies hustle round to
increase their freight facilities in the fall
and spring. Mr.. Mittimore. an old veteran,
introduced bill fixing a fine of S25 Oh any
man caught wearing G. A. R. badge I'M
lawfully. This is for the purpose of pre-
venting impoSterS from taking advantage
of members of the q. A. r.
In the council a resolution was adopted
authorizing the appointment Of a postmas-
ter for that body and appointing clerks for
all committees, the latter to be paid at the
rate of s. per diem for the time actually
employed. At O'Clock tire house. under
special order. entered into consideration of
the governors message and referred it to
various committees Gov. Church. who
was expected to arrive here Yesterday has
not yet put in an appearance, and conSidera-
BILE wonder is expressed at his persistent alb
sence. When he left here week ago for
Huron he said he should return the follow
ing Monday and he is not here yet. 1t is
the impression here that the senate has re-
fused to confirm his appointment think
ing to
FORCE GOV. PIERCE
into making the appointments before the
legislature adiourns. 1t is stated on good
authority that great pressure to this end is
being brought to bear on Gov Pierce, and
this is one great reason why he is so anx-
iouS to get away from Bismarck. He in
tended to leave for the East tonight. but
did not go. He will probably leave Mon
day. A few days ago Attorney General
Engle was asked to present his written
opinion to the house regarding special leg
iSlatiOn. as designated by the recent act of
congress. To-day he gave his opinion
which reads as follows:
Territorial acts having for their purpose
the repeal of any special local act heretofore
passed are within the power OF the legislative
assembly of Dakota, and are not expressly
prohibited by tie act of July 80, 1856. of the
FOrty-ninth congress. Any acts purely
amendatory, affecting local or special acts
heretofore passed by the Dakota assembly ARE
not prohibited by such act of congress.
WHAT BoYNToN SAYS.
Snaciol +o tho Gloha
JAMESTOWN, Oak, Jan. 81 met Abe
Boynton, an intimate friend of Mr. Church
and an oldtime Democrat, on the train to-
night en- route to this point to meet Mr..
Church, who, he said. left Huron tins
morning for Bismarck. Mr.. Boynton
said:
Church will be governor of Dakota, and
that in a ID Short time. The delay in the
confirmation of Mr. Church's appointment
was owing to the meauneSS of the Republican
senators, but President Cleveland had made
up his mind that Church was to be governor
II Dakota and he would be. They tried TO
get rid of confirming him when he was ap-
pointed judge. but they had 20 come to it and
they would in this case.
Mr.. Boyntou said he had been doing a
heap of telegraphing during the past two
days, and to-day he had received dispatches
from Washington that frightened up things
considerably and made him feel good ma
tured too. In regard to the Legislature con
frming Mr.. Church's appointments, Mr..
Boynton said he couldn't speak authorita-
lively, but he thought that the legislature
would find that Mr.. Church would make
Democratic appointments and they could
confirm them or not, just as they pleased,
but there was one thing sure, they would
find tnat he was man they couldn't bar
gain with. Nh. Church. it is expected. will
arrive here little after midnight tonight
and will leave for Bismarck tomorrow
morning, arriving there about noon.
TEE AITCH.
Luna1ic Attempts suicide.
Special TO the Globe.
LAKE BENTON. Mimi, Jan. 22.-Samuel
Charters, q years OF age, cut his throat
from ear TO ear with butcher knife last
night during fit of temporary insanity.
He was alone IN the house at the time. his
aged parents having fed to a neighbours to
escape and get assistance. Charters has
been unwell for some time and has shown